Riverside is Grand Island’s traditional club — mature, tree-lined fairways running along the Platte River, with portions of the routing tracing back to an original design by Charley Johnston, the Scottish-born pioneer who laid out more than 20 courses across Nebraska in the early 1900s. At 6,204 yards and par 72, it’s a classic parkland test that rewards position over power.
The river setting defines the experience. The holes that flirt with the Platte have a different feel from anything else in the Tri-Cities — quieter, woodsier, with the water always somewhere in your peripheral vision. It’s the course Grand Island’s serious golfers join, and it shows in the conditioning.
If you’re visiting and want the public option in town, Jackrabbit Run is the open, links-style counterpart ten minutes away. Play both and you’ll understand the full range of central Nebraska golf.